Reid Henry Acord's Obituary
On November 19th, our loving husband, father and grandfather (known as Papa to his grandkids) passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loved ones, fully immersed in their love.
He was born on December 15th, 1943 to Clair and Idona Acord in Mount Pleasant, Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young High (BYH) in 1962.
He honorably served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, North British mission, from 1963 to 1965.
Reid earned a Bachelor of Science in Zoology / Chemistry from Brigham Young University in 1962; he completed the requirements for this degree while he was in high school while also participating in high school athletics: football, basketball, track and baseball. He then attended the University of Utah (Go Utes!) in pursuit of his dream of becoming a Pharmacist. In June of 1971 he was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. He had a lengthy and accomplished career working at pharmacies from Tremonton to Toole and managing pharmacies at Albertson’s, Costco and Walgreens.
He was a member of the Utah Pharmacy Association and served on the board of directors for 14 years. He was also President of the Utah Woolgrowers Association for 2 years.
Reid loved horses, old Western movies, and the Uintah Mountains. He thoroughly enjoyed horse-pack camping trips in the Unitas spending time with his dad and brother at a secret lake deep in the backcountry called Acord Lake where you couldn’t catch a fish if your last name wasn’t Acord.
Reid married the love of his life, Nancy Sharbono, in 1983; as partners in crime, they were inseparable up until the day of his passing.
Reid will be missed for his kindness, his big heart, and his unwavering commitment to delivering well-timed dad jokes. Whenever anyone said, “I’m hungry”, he never passed up the opportunity to respond with: “Hi, Hungry, my name’s Reid.”
Papa loved spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed attending their various football games, drag races and cheerleading competitions across multiple states.
Reid is preceded in death by his parents: Clair and Idona; his brother, Newel; is survived by his wife, Nancy; sister, Janeen (Paul); daughters, Lisa and Lynette (Shawn); adopted son, Warren Harris, grandchildren: Shawntae Wyatt, McKinley Lloyd, Hailee Payeur, Lyndsay Lloyd; great grandchildren Kingston Moran, Navy Moran, Ridge Wyatt, Axel Wyatt, Ava Wyatt and Capri Wyatt.
Services will be held on Saturday, November 25th at 11:00am at the LDS church on 840 N 800 W in West Bountiful, Utah. Graveside service with be at 1520 N 800th East Street, Orem, Utah, following the service and a luncheon.
Flowers are welcome (Wright Flower Company, 801-498-4219); contributions may be sent to Venmo: @Lynette-Lloyd-2
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